London Stadium up for sale? But where would investors relocate West Ham? | Hammers Essex move?
🚨 Rumors are swirling around West Ham United as new investors and ownership prospects emerge! Could the club see major changes ahead? Some speculate a new stadium could rise at the London Stadium site in Stratford, thanks to potential Saudi or Qatari investment. Others suggest a relocation to Essex near the Thames estuary might be on the cards. With a general election on the horizon, could a move be in the works to alleviate taxpayer burdens by selling the state-owned Olympic Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Park? Stay tuned as we delve into the latest rumors and possibilities for the Hammers' future! 🔍⚽ #WestHamUnited #WHUFC #NewOwnership #StadiumRelocation #LondonStadium #Essex #ThamesEstuary #FootballRumors #PremierLeague #FootballNews
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I heard we could be relocated to the old cement works but there is nothing concrete yet ?
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Sounds as though nothing is set in stone yet. It will probably be years until this is set firm.
@@shosh_techno_trax that’s right Shaun ! I think we need better foundations myself !
It's cemental idea.
Only for the hardcore.
I was born in East London but as youngster my parents moved to Bromley Kent. It was a bit of a hike to Upton Park but nothing used to beat the feeling of getting off at Upton Park and walking down to the Stadium on match day. It didn’t feel quite the same going to the London Stadium but still enjoyable as I felt I was going back to my roots. In retirement I have relocated to Shropshire so don’t get down much. However I would hate it if the Stadium moved too far away from the area and would feel for those fans who are still local to it. Once a Hammer always a Hammer⚒
It was when I lived there.🥱
From 1955 to 1973. Yes I’m an old bugger. Smart arse😉
I live in Bromley aswell and I’m a hammer ⚒️
Bromley doesn’t have a London postcode 🤷🏼♂️
Transport links alone is the reason we won't be moving anywhere. We can not leave East London.
Yep....won't be essex....no one will be able to get there
We need to OWN the LS and fix it and then turn it into a proper football stadium
This would be the best outcome
We need to own it knock it down and start again. No big empty spaces and definately no running track and a much better carpet with underlay 😂
Surely if we move out to Essex we will clash with the Man Utd supporter base?
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🤣🤣 some truth in that fella ⚒️
Get em in billericay
Lol
Move to Essex, are you mad? Milton Keynes Mk2. We're an East London club.
Exactly our roots are in east London wouldn't sit right with me moving to essex
The people and their culture makes the place, so Essex is the new West Ham Heartland. There are no roots for West Ham or Englishmen left in East London. I think the population in East Ham is only 1-2% English in the census. Most of the people there don't like English pub culture either, because it's against their faith. There are many reasons why birds of a feather flock together but let's not get into it here. We all know what's going on. It would be fantastic and would revitalize that part of the country. I think Colchester and Ipswich are the regional locals, so not much competition for us.
@@richardjbarlow I would just prefer us to remain in london
an argument could be made that West Ham have alwasy been an Essex Club but the boundaries of London had widened over the years.
The club’s inception was on the East End side of Bow docks, which is why historically we can be called an East End club, being that the East End and East London are technically different areas. I’d be done with football if we moved to Mockney territory
Its gotta be Dagenham, I want the stadium in a proper sh*thole 😂. Get back that hostile environment for the away teams.
😂 please god no
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I like that good shout lol
Stratford not a sh--hole then.
@@wayneleaver1668 Don't know about Stratford Wayne, but I do know about Dagenham because I was raised there. It's only a joke fella not to be taken seriously.
We should have had a purpose-built stadium, on the the site of the old Parcel Force depot. It's in West Ham, right next to the station, which is served by mainline trains, as well as the DLR, District and Jubilee lines.
Wasn't there talk of that years ago..?
@@alex-E7WHU I seem to recall so.
Good shout ...
@@gezcat1192 Been round there and it seems more like more darned rabbit hutch flats going up
We are East London and moving outside would be the ultimate betrayal
Should never have left Upton part for a long term lease
You planning to still be alive in 99 years then? hahahahaha
That was all about the gold. And Gold.
If we move to Essex with poor transport links it will kill the club. Many of our fans travel in from not just all over London but from all over the country . The fan base has increased a lot and much of that is down to the easy access to Stratford . West Ham out of East London is not West Ham anymore.
There's a group of guys that come down from Great Yarmouth, one told me when games go in to extra time he don't get to his house till gone 1am
We will become Essex united.
I am a life-long West Ham fan, but I've never myself lived in East London. I'm from Hertfordshire. Even back to the Upton Park days, those who live around the local area to the ground are not West Ham fans, or football fans. I think we all know why that is! Much easier to buy a sari on Green Street , than a West Ham shirt. That was not the case so much when I first starting going there in the 70s. The current stadium is NOT the answer, unless you knock it down and build a football stadium.
Your right,most of the fans are out in essex,even when I startes going regularly in the early 90s it was common that most of the fans were commuting in from places like upminster,romford,brentwood etc
@@ListenUp-py1qm upminster historically was always essex then 50 yrs ago it was transferred to east london,but its nothing like newham for instance,I should know I lived there for 30 years
@@ListenUp-py1qm why are wallies like you so tetchy over a place is in essex or east london? I can assure nobody who lived in upminster in the 80s and 90s thought they were living in London,and what "porkies" have I told exactly? Not sure why people like you are so angry or defensive,I never wanted to leave Upton Park in the first place.
West Ham opened a shop in Barking Vicarage Field Shopping Centre ( oddly that too was a football ground at one time ). It did sort of well but wasnt really in the best place for football. I love the vibrancy of Green Street despite Newham councils best endeavours to ruin Queen Street Market.
@ListenUp-py1qm Yes it is
8 of us sit together and have since the Boleyn, we all were born in East London and now live away from East London because of the decline of London over the last 10-20 years, we now live in Herts, Kent, Essex and Sussex and the journey in is usually over 2 hours to get in. The vast majority of the fanbase now live in Essex, Herts, Kent etc not London
@ListenUp-py1qmspot on
London’s booming mate 👍🏾
@ListenUp-py1qmLondon's a shit hole mate.
@ListenUp-py1qmthe decline of east London is just a euphemism.
I actually think there's so much potential if the stadium and match day experience was redeveloped at Stratford. As much as it isn't a football stadium, i've grown to be content with the LS. The transport links are good and there are enough places around the ground to get pre-match drinks. The ease of getting to Stratford has become one of the appeals for me. I know it's far from perfect, but if it came more difficult or time consuming to get too, I'd find myself going less.
I'm from Kent, and there are many of us here too that are season ticket holders, I believe they'll be loads that give up going if we have to deal with the Dartford Crossing. If I was buying, I'd reconfigure the inside of the stadium, getting the seats closer to the pitch and incorporate more, and cheaper, boxes, and even hotel rooms like we had at Upton Park!
We don't need to move. The location we're in now is brilliant but we definitely need a new stadium because the current one isn't fit for purpose. It's not a football stadium period.
How you gonna rebuild without moving temporarily ?
@@mobcity-555 We would just share someone else's ground for the time being.
I was a season ticket holder home and away before the move to Stratford, I was born 3 roads down from the boleyn, i said i would never watch us at stratford and i never have, I still love the club but if we moved out of London that would be it for me.
I think the issue is we rebranded as a London club on the badge but technically Luton is a London Airport now... so now is Essex? :D
@richardjbarlow Southend London airport.
London Stansted@@richardjbarlow
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There is no way on this earth that the owners will agree to move from Stratford and nor should the. No where in Essex will you get 65,000
That's the hard maths.
West Hams identity and history is one factor that drew me to the club and Id be heated if someone came in and wanted to move us, should've stayed at Upton Park
I know what we all think of Spurs….but blimey what a stadium they now have. Purpose built for football. One like that on the current site would be amazing.
as ex dagenham boy would be ok if we moved there we used to walk to the training ground when we bunked school walking down whalebone lane happy days
I know it’s a different situation altogether but I married into a family of Wimbledon season ticket holders. Wherever possible clubs should never have to leave the place they were founded.
I was born and raised in Upton Park but moved to Brentwood 25 years ago. Moving to Essex should suit me, but it doesn’t. We’d be another MK Dons I was against moving to Stratford, Funny when visiting fans sing we’re not West Ham anymore - yet we’re closer to our roots now than ever.
"You're not West Ham anymore" means that you once had a Stadium of envy but you now play at a dreadful Stadium for Football. The Boleyn was amazing for the atmosphere which simply doesn't exist at the Olympic Stadium. The chant doesn't literally mean you're not in West Ham anymore
As a Welsh West ham fan the farther east we go the harder it will be to go and see my beloved team. But whatever is best for West ham must happen.
If it’s in Essex, it COULD actually be easier for you. Harder to get to by train, easier for you if you drive in.
Our cast iron contract at LS is the main reason no one is coming in to buy the LS. Who in there right mind would pay to relocate West Ham. Very much doubt we are going anywhere fast.
I heard a rumour on our original ground…The memorial ground at West Ham…..near West Ham tube station.
Used to play in sunday league at memorials
Isn't that area a bit small, plus what about the cemetery right next door.
@@robwebb6383 yes i think thats why they moved to Upton Park
Personally I feel we lost our roots when we moved to the OS. I feel no different travelling to freeport than I would Stratford. I’m just glad I enjoyed the many years travelling to Upton Park.
Same west ham was upton park, stratford isnt home. I would rather be in a cracking,proper football stadium in say Rainham than be in the bowl in Stratford
If they did relocate to Essex or build a new stadium on the land on the Olympic park… it would be nice if they designed it to incorporate some of the old iconic infrastructure into the new stadium design. Such as the John Lyall gates castle turrets and the red entrance gates.. to try to hold on to some of the history of the club. And possibly bring back the old badge? (Idk.. I’m from the US so I don’t feel like I have a say in the matter, but I do know the importance of tradition)
if you decided to support west hm then you have a say
Moving from East London, the final nail in the coffin for this 69 year old fan, but I'm old so I don't think it will matter to anyone.
I'm from the states and I'd be irate if they decided to move the club.
I'm with you on this one Johnny
im a chinese guy in australia but yes i definitely agree !!
I grew up in the East End, WH are my team. I accepted the move to Stratford, it’s still in East London. I live 135 miles away these days, but I still make my pilgrimage to London. Moving to Essex means it’s gone; no longer a business pretending to be a club, the connection will be lost. It’ll be just an Essex franchise, no longer connected to East London. No reason to go any more, and “my claret and blue” since 1958 will become a memory. I won’t change to another league club, Hammer till I die, but local non league will get my money and time. I hope it doesn’t happen, but that’s what I think.
I can see it being Romford as everything is there already such as all the other west ham facilities and bus and transport links, plus there is a lot of farmland space off the a12.
Going to essex ,can you imagine the traffic, pn the roads, what with lakeside, the Dartford crossing, grid lock.
I don't think so - as far as WHU is concerned the London brand is too big and so won't move out that way.
Build it in clacton on sea so then I can afford to go lol 👍⚒️ mick
Ship lane Thurrock. Behind the best western. Imagine the traffic for early European kick off. You’ve have to set off about 09:00.
A rather obvious place I think would be Around the Gallions Reach area , with the DLR Extensions making it accessible from "West Ham" there could be scope to really help generate a new area around there. Problem is the literal ground conditions of the marshy area. I lived , and worked , within a mile of Upton Park station for 10 years and do miss football stadiums being close to local housing.
Yep a really tightly packed, close-to-the-pitch 50K stadium with awesome internal facilities now that's a thought.
Having lived most of my life in the East London corridor , I would like to think I know that area pretty well. Redevelopment of the whole area has been underway for many years. There are very few sites left that would suit, any that do exist are along the Thames itself with the most obvious being the Rainham marshes area. However the transport links are extremely poor and would need huge investment. Unless Fords are about to close their Dagenham plant you would need to look further east. The one site that maybe interesting is the Essex Arena which is located just behind the M25 services at junction 30. Road access is reasonable (although extremely busy) via the M25 and there is a C2C main line station next to the Lakeside shopping complex. Both would take massive investment to handle the level of fans on match days. I guess the club would know where their fan base is these days, I would suggest a high % is in Essex as mentioned. Congestion charges & Ulez has pushed many people into Essex, many industries have already relocated that way as well taking east London jobs with them. Interesting to see how this all pans out. I would prefer to stay in London but lets see what the people with the money do...
Stratford has excellent transport links and could hardly be closer to West Ham. The new/adapted stadium must surely remain on the same site for the name West Ham United to have any meaning. The main problem is an oblong pitch in a circular stadium. The owners - as they surely realise - need to buy and fix.
Stratford and West Ham both the E15 area.
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Still one of the few West Ham fans that still live near where our Boleyn Ground used to be, it was already heartbreaking for me moving to the OS which is only about a 15min bus journey but i still kept my ST, moving to Essex would not sit right with me at all, i know alot of our fans have moved further out now but we need to stick to our roots in East London, the geography of the area might have changed but West Ham is an East London club we shouldnt mess with that.
Also people bang on about Essex being where all East Londoners moved to but there was also a massive immigration to Kent and Surrey meaning those counties are still full of Hammers today, East London being in the centre of these three counties makes it the perfect place to stay
@@benwheeler8456 couldn't agree more
I vowed never to visit the os, when we left The Boleyn, and I never have, moving broke my heart, as a northern Hammer I had a season ticket most of my life, and travelled on a weekly basis, home and away…. My kids are all West Ham, and give me grief for not taking the grandkids like I took them… but I don’t think I can do it!!!⚒️✊🏻 But if we get a new stadium, I can see myself coming back….
Didn't Spuds wander off to Wembley Stadium when their new stadium was built. BTW, love ya shows, tune in on my drive to work here in Tasmania!!
I've heard they was going to build it on the Old Romford Brewery site but were worried it might leave a 'Bitter Taste' in the mouth!! More than happy to have the training ground in The Village of Basildon (especially if it's close to my local) but The football stadium must stay in East of London. But wherever they chose, it would be good if it's ours, made especially for footballing events and has Standing Terracing behind both goals (and a Chicken Run). COYI!
I was a bit upset when Tottenham were not the approved tenant. Especially the sweet hart deal Hammers have/had. Stratford impresses me, any move you loose that super access.
Interesting debate. The do-nothing option is increasingly unlikely given the rising maintenance costs of the stadium to the point of its viability without substantial rebuild. No doubt there are real estate investment opportunities in the wider site but the state of the global economy is fragile so no certainty there. A case of watch this space and don't expect interest of fan base to feature heavily in the decision makers...
That A13 corridor is now the huge West Ham heartland whether we like it or not, it's not East London any more sadly. The world has changed, London has changed now, etc etc. Wasn't there recent talk of us getting a new training facility out near Basildon too ? Edit : Sorry just saw Geo say that about Basildon in the vid as it went on longer.
I got mullered for saying this exact sanme thing the other day
I’m from East London, family still live there and I have no connection to Essex whatsoever. For West Ham to move east into Essex it would sever the connections personally and historically. I’m Tower Hamlets born and bred, West Ham are w Newham club or historically the borough of West Ham. Bollocks to Essex and the skinny jean wearing, lip filler loving Mockney mugs.
@@Ballsdeepsport fair play mate i'm out of East London (Canning Town/Custom House) too, but you're in the vast minority now that still lives there, sadly. I wish it wasn't that way.
@@MrWm79 Minority or not, the club is a London club. Always has been and always will be. There’s plenty of people that live in the county of Essex that feel the same.
I grew up literally the other side of the barking road from Upton Park. Now live right out in Essex but fuck moving the ground out that way. Should stay in east London. Canning Town parcelforce area would be perfect. Or knock that shit home athletics stadium down and start again.
Having grown up in Essex, I obviously think it's God's Own County but not sure moving there is the answer.
think maybe an offer/agreement may be done on us becoming owners of the London Stadium with the land as leasehold ...a convenant not allowing club owners to sell off to developers etc and having to keep it on as a sporting venue ..hence the leagacy ?
Sorry gonzo disagree we need a 60.000+ stadium we already get these crowds going back to 50.000 is taking the club back wards Upton Park wasn't big enough and couldn't devlope it big enough to meet our needs
Ground share with Leyton Orient!
Didn’t think my question would end up with maybe potential move round the corner from me in purfleet. But the transport infrastructure around here is poor at best for anything in the realm of numbers a move would need.
I suspect the compensation requirement to terminate the lease along with relocation would be a fiscal nightmare for all parties... more likely that a deal will be done to purchase the LS and then refit to purpose.
Can't agree on a smaller stadium idea , we fill the London Stadium , and anything smaller would shut a lot of West Ham fans out
i like the location of stratford and it seems that there is enough space to rebuild a stadium next to the current one. I would prefer this. As long as there is around 60-70k seats which are as close to the pitch as possible and the seats must be very steep (like the seats in evertons new stadium) as this gives the best atmosphere. But the only way for this to happen is if a buyer from the middle east buys shares in the club
Wouldnt it be nice to build a replica of Upton park but upgraded as we wanted😊
Move them to Belfast, or to Milton Keynes, or to Clacton-on-sea.
Just redevelop the stadium and do away with the track or build a new stadium in its place. Can’t be moving.
That is exactly what will happen . No chance of the club moving to Essex .
this. there is so much potential to redevelop the matchday experience and stadium at stratford
That probably is the least divisive and sensible option.
if the club moves out of east London then we are just becoming a franchise and we could no longer hate MK Dons for doing it
Local derby versus Southend 😡
Used too be a local Derby back in the day. Always had Sou v WHU in pre-season. When we were part of Essex
@@shanemaugham7420 hardly a local derby when nearly 40 miles apart
@@LongLiveTheBoleyn was an Essex Derby
Will the new ground point to Mecca (not the bingo hall down the road the other one)
As a hammer from the midlands it doesn't bother me at all relocating to Essex. We are an East London club by tradition but I didn't fall in love with West Ham for its location but for its colors, tradition and support. My main concern is what's happening with the London Stadium. Ive not plucked the courage to go yet due to other commitments but from the TV it looks bang average to me. I think the location is ok from fans I've spoken too so I would rather just redesign the stadium to make the seats closer to the pitch. Get the seats closer and remove the gaps in the stands and its nearly problem solved.
Get yaself down there before commenting mate
Armchair fans have no say in this matter lol
What about where they was going to build that paramount park on the Swanscombe peninsula as I do believe the park isn’t happening any longer so is primed for redevelopment and it is right by Ebbsfleet station so getting there wouldn’t be a issue but I for one hope they don’t relocate anywhere myself
What sort of timeline are you thinking Gonzo?
I don't think a move is too likely for financial reasons alone, there's a lot of tourism to the London stadium and those fans buy more merch than season ticket holders, add to that the branding worldwide of being a London club and a side dish of very angry fans, a lot who wouldn't turn up anymore and throwing away nearly another 100 years agreed at cheap rent at the London stadium and it just makes more sense to stay
Jaywick could be a great location.
Dagenham old ford's site would be better on or on the old Dagenham market site
I really thought we would buy the Olympic stadium/surrounding areas. And make more of it - if you go to Barcelona - they already have it, with soo much more around the ground to gain revenue.
and they almost went bust too.
Isn't Leyton Orient just down the road from us? If we were to move, and it's a big if, it would make more sense moving in with Orient and building a bigger ground for both of us.
If we became an Essex club, I’d be done with football. We’re West Ham United, a London club, specifically East London.
Up to 1965 Upton Park was part of Essex so West Ham were originally an Essex club.
The most non English part of London. Would break my heart son .😂
West Ham was an Essex club
@@shanemaugham7420 it wasn’t.
@@MalteseHammer we wasn’t formed in Essex, we were formed in the western side of Bow Creek, making us an East End club. Know your history lads. Bollocks to Essex.
What about Hackney marshes
Been built on. Complete changed.
Surely any sale of London Stadium wouldn't void the current contracts
Wanstead flats come to mind 🤔
Doubtful that the corporation of London would give it up though.
@@alex-E7WHU Well as long as I can graze my cattle on way to market on the pitch I wont mind
Think you saud Essex and over the QE2 bridge. If so, that would be Kent, not Essex. If you go South of the Thames that really is unacceptable. Something like Rainham marshes might be ok unless its all changed now. But the C2C rail links there have always been terrible. I've been in Thailand for the last 17 years so it doesn't affect me and my knowledge is not up to date.
C2C have improved and I have suggested London Overground take over the Thameside rout to Pitsea.
Canvey Island?
Can u imagine the one main road into Canvey on match day lol.
@@turbogigwoof2321 🤣🤣🤣🤣.
Originally from East Ham, but no longer live in London. Upton Park was a transport bottle neck. On match days we had to put up a barrier on the off street parking to prevent cars from parking there so that my dad could park there for when he got back from work. Upton Park Station was not ideal either. If we can relocate to somewhere with decent transport links and good parking facilities in Essex closer to the East end it might be a trade off for a purpose built stadium. Upton Park will always be our spiritual home as far as I'm concerned but its transport links were a nightmare. The London Stadium does have good transport links but not ideal as a stadium. To have a stadium that can become our spiritual home with good transport links should be the ultimate goal.
I think you should move to Jaywick it’s nice there.
Thames Freeport used to be the Shell Oil terminal, I worked there for about 10 years. It’s now a vast area that they’re desperate to fill. Amazon, UPS & Curry’s are already there. Rumours originally were thousands of houses & retail parks which so far haven’t materialised. Currently the nearest stations are Stanford Le Hope & Corringham. Both of which are a fair way away.
How about limo peninsula canning town for a new stadium. Don't know if the lands free?
where ? when were you last in the area ? (see google streeview)
There’s less than no chance of a relocation to Essex/Tilbury etc. Gonzo is right to point government energy on developing the estuary, but the value of West Ham is predicated on that location, & it’s actually much much cheaper to a) redevelop the LS as is or b) build a new purpose built football stadium on the running track next door & continue playing on the LS site until it’s done. They would allow the LS ground area to be redeveloped for luxury residential, or as a flexible covered arena for live music / US football tours etc etc
Trouble is fellas, alot of the fan base is essex based , moving away from the canning town ,Plaistow dagenham areas has all changed now. Its a shame, upon park should of been redeveloped and knocked down . It didn't happen ,we moved to a bigger stadium more support, but not fit for football. So although I'm in Essex now myself, moving to Essex would be great for me, realistically, upgrade London stadium, make it compact ,66,000 capacity, move athletics to crystal Palace. Need financial input, sheik your money etc .yhsts the way forward in my opinion
I'm not from London or even the UK for that matter. Is there a reason why we couldn't develop the existing site? Is it just a matter of money? or are there some larger politics at play?
If West Ham came to own the stadium and its immediate surroundings, it would require a huge payout and hamper the team. Construction would also probably force West Ham into some kind of stadium share scenario, with the terrifyingly likely case that it would be with Spurs unless they went to Wembley. It is certainly doable but it comes with a huge asterisk, as well as the government selling the land at a massively cut price to what its worth
Hi chaps, you didn’t talk about staying at the London Stadium and refurbing and altering where we are? Once we are free of the IOC and athletics requirement, we could could lower the pitch, get rid of the track and bank in further seating over the top, thus bringing fans close to the pitch. For me, that would be the cheapest solution. Your thoughts?.
I would agree, maybe the best way is to pay for athletics improvements at Crystal Palace site in South London and for locals at Mile End Stadium thus getting the London Stadium site fully ball games
in your dreams
Move to Dartford Crossing (Milwall)? 😂 It can only be redeveloped or somewhere else in East London
If we could move nearer the pitch that would be fantastic may not happen all at once maybe do Bobby More nd Trevor Brooking and see our we go from there.
Lots of fighting for parking spaces in Essex when C2c have their regular rail replacement works most weekends. No thanks mate. Irons ⚒️
The thing is we don't need a smaller stadium we need a bigger one
I still think an investor would buy the stadium, the athletics gets moved to Birmingham and then you can deal with making the stadium fit for purpose for football, concerts (and one offs like rugby etc). Still think you would want to keep the ground at that 65k mark but steeper banks, no gaps between upper and lower tiers, a more compact option. As others have said, the transport anywhere along the river would be a shocker and Stratford is a hub for the Lizzie Line, Greater Anglia, DLR, tubes, South Eastern and Overground as well as buses and coaches. There is too much going for Stratford IF you get the stadium right...
Can't believe what I'm hearing I knew when we left Upton Park that was the end of us this would kill us especially if we go to Dartford 😢
Yeah give Millwall the run of the East-end lol move to Essex . Most WestHam supporters live in Essex these days. Would be a Good idea. Never been to the London stadium but looks abit Rank . Went to Upton Park a few times ✖️ was one of my favourite grounds . After Vicarage ❤Road of course😊.
A lot of Kent-based West Ham fans too
I went to the Boleyn a number of times over the years, nothing will ever beat that place. I have a soft spot for West Ham, have been twice to the Olympic ground. Shouldn’t be used for football, miles away from the pitch, little to no atmosphere, if anything you should buy the land the ground is on and re build it for football, the location is perfect. (Wimbledon fan)
Wasn’t their original formation in Middlesex as anything past Whitechapel came under that county back in the day.
Canvey Island? The fact that we get over 60k should mean we shouldn't move to a 45k stadium. We should never make it harder to get in. The location we have now is ok, but the stadium is inadequate. In particular, the upper tier needs replacing. No one should be that far from the pitch or from amenities. The lower tier should be a bit nearer, but is generally ok. I do miss leaning on the wall of the Chicken Run though, and would happily have that back.
When the Bond scheme rose it's ugly head back in early 90s, Basildon was mooted as a new place for the hammers. Many hammer's fans still lived in east London at that time, 34 years later most have moved away so I can see this happening as our core fans reside in Essex. However, I'd take Dagenham /Rush Green ground for a new stadium.
Upton park was a nightmare to get home from .if we move from Stratford then that me and mine are done..
I don't believe we will move. Your comment the other day regarding the current Stadium. I think if "we" buy it. It is easily adaptable to a better Stadium. Look at Bayer Leverkusen Stadium. The Roof technically is floating above the stands. Move the lower tiers right close to the pitch (They do move), then over a period of time change, change the upper tiers season by season to fit in. Move the BML, change upstairs. Then Brooking Lower, and upper. Then change the others. Remember the Dome. That was temporary. Look at it today. 24 years in. All changed under the main roof. I think it can be made better and I think cheaper than you think.
The transport links wont be there in essex
Personally can't see us leaving our bowl, I'm definitely not a fan of the ground although for selfish reasons moving to Essex would be great in a proper football stadium, although as an ex East Londoner think it needs to remain within the boundary of the M25 to keep a least a little of our identity, Cheers Gonzo and Geo
To have bargaining power with London Stadium, we should have a feasible alternative- a similar strategy to buying players. The thought of a smaller stadium would just be an excuse to inflate ticket prices- would you really like paying £150 a game- because that is where it would go.
Surely this is only an issue in the event that the LS is sold and not purchased by WHU. Is anyone really buying the LS with potential structural issues which will need addressing in the next 5 years or so + buying out all the erroneous contracts with Delaware North and the like? If a non WHU investor does come in and buy the stadium, we could well be looking / needing a new home